APA brings its report on immigration and mental health to Capitol Hill

As part of APA’s Mental
Health Month activities in
May, APA leaders held a May

9 briefing for members of
Congress and their staffs on
the association’s new report

Crossroads: The Psychology
of Immigration in the New
Century. Initiated by APA

2011 President Melba J. T.
Vasquez, PhD, the report is
APA’s most comprehensive
scientific review to date on
immigration.

The report provides
researchers, practitioners,
educators, graduate
students and policymakers
with an understanding of
the psychological process
of immigration and the
demographic changes under
way in American society. It
also dispels common myths
about immigrants and
emphasizes the need to value
immigrants’ unique attributes and
contributions, particularly with
regard to culture and language.